Defending champion Aishwarya makes it three wins in a row in INRC

Overall,
Aishwarya
finished
20
among
55
bikers
that
took
the
start
and
was
ahead
of
29
men
and
six
women,
who
all
competed
on
different
bikes
in
various
classes.

“I
thank
my
team,
TVS
Racing
and
the
mechanics
for
giving
me
another
winning
bike.
I
also
thank
Hyperice,
the
equipment
that
helps
me
to
recover
and
maintain
my
fitness
levels,”
six-time
national
champion
Aishwarya
said
in
a
statement.

“The
terrain
is
challenging
and
it
is
good
for
the
National
Rally
because
only
such
difficult
terrain
can
prepare
Indians
for
the
tougher
International
rallies.”

The
Bengaluru-based
Aishwarya
claimed
a
win
at
Hampi
and
registered
a
victory
in
Round
2
at
Bengaluru
to
lead
the
table
in
the
woman’s
category
after
her
third
win
from
three
rounds
here.

Dakar
Rally
prospect
Aishwarya
began
on
a
ferocious
note
by
registering
a
blistering
pace
in
the
short
5.2-km
Karambi
Special
Stage,
but
lost
crucial
time
in
SS2,
the
15.1-km
Karikala
stage.

However,
by
relying
on
her
vast
experience,
she
extracted
the
best
from
her
bike
in
the
next
four
stages
to
bounce
back
brilliantly
and
played
safe
thereon,
with
regulated
aggression
on
the
slippery
track
to
emerge
triumphant
in
50
minutes
38.849
seconds.

The
fourth
round,
the
Rally
of
Chikmagalur
is
scheduled
for
next
Sunday
and
after
two
more
rounds
in
Coimbatore
and
Nashik,
the
topper
with
more
points
will
be
declared
as
the
national
champion.